{"id":3290,"date":"2026-04-16T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.seagrant.w3.uvm.edu\/?page_id=3290"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:37:02","slug":"build-your-own-aquaponics-system-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/build-your-own-aquaponics-system-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Aquaponics System, Step by Step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These videos will take you through how to build an&nbsp;aquaponics system for your home, office, or school from start to finish. Follow along with Dr. Theo Willis as he explains what materials you need, necessary modifications, and the process of setting this up from beginning to end. For some helpful tips and tricks before you start, watch part 13 first. There are two options for the tank build, a glass aquarium or a rubber tank. Parts 2 \u2013 4 explain modifications for the glass aquarium, parts&nbsp;5 \u2013 7 explain modifications for the rubber tank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: power tools are needed for this project<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w96JhW4K3xw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 1: Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u2g5XF6WMzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 2: The Jig&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ji8bNi-RIKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 3: Holing the tank&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gB8pyLr_I08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 4: Solids Lifting Overflow (SLO)&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TmgKcpK6OSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 5: Alternative Build, the Rubber Tank<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U4yMk1bTQio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 6: Setting the Window<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YFf8yP0mTcE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 7: Installing the Window<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CX0GoHRJAY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 8: Stand Pipe&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0jOiaDrprUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 9: Filters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5djTM30WPug\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 10: Shelving Unit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ulFB1wQb0Jc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 11: System Startup<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYgClXWEskE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 12: Alternative Shelving\u2014AV Cart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Up15Ck4gReg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Part 13:&nbsp;Hydroponics and Other Suggestions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These videos will take you through how to build an&nbsp;aquaponics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-3290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3290"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3291,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3290\/revisions\/3291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=3290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}